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Most of the hypertension sufferers in RW 006 Sukmajaya Village, Bogor Regency are >60 years old (elderly). One treatment option for hypertension sufferers is non-pharmacological therapy or herbal treatment. The research aims to determine the effect of giving bay leaf boiled water on reducing blood pressure in elderly people with hypertension. This type of research is quantitative with a Quasi-Experimental research design with a Two Group Pretest and Posttest Design. The sample in this study was 20 elderly people suffering from hypertension in RW 002 Sukmajaya Village, Bogor Regency, including 10 respondents as the Intervention group and 10 respondents as the Control group. Determining the number of samples using Purposive Sampling. This research data was processed using the Independent Sample T-test statistical test. Based on the statistical test results, the systolic blood pressure in the intervention group showed a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05 from the paired samples test, and the diastolic blood pressure showed a p-value of 0.005 < 0.05. Meanwhile, in the control group, the systolic blood pressure showed a p-value of 0.087 > 0.05 from the paired samples test, and the diastolic blood pressure showed a p-value of 0.093 > 0.05. It can be concluded that in the intervention group, the administration of boiled bay leaf water had an effect on reducing blood pressure in elderly individuals with hypertension. Meanwhile, in the control group, there was no change in blood pressure among elderly individuals with hypertension in RW 006, Sukmajaya Village, Bogor Regency, in 2025.

Gout is a type of inflammatory joint disease that occurs due to the accumulation of uric acid crystals. It usually occurs in several joints, such as the toes, ankles, knees, and big toes. Gout is also commonly called gout. This study aims to determine the Effect of Bay Leaf Decoction on Reducing Uric Acid in the Elderly at the Binjai Estate Health Center in 2024. The design of this study uses a descriptive correlation research method ( correlation study). The population in this study were all elderly people as many as 26 respondents, a total sampling of 26 samples. The variables in the study were the independent variable, namely boiled bay leaves and the dependent variable, uric acid levels in the elderly. The research instrument used a questionnaire and chi-square test. The results of the study show that regular elderly drink stew leaf greetings , grade sour tendon down as many as 16 people (84.2%) and elderly minority drink stew leaf regards regular , level sour tendon No down as many as 3 respondents (15.8%) while majority elderly who do not regular drink stew leaf greetings , grade sour tendon down as many as 1 respondent (14.2%) and a minority elderly who do not regular drink leaf greetings , grade sour tendon No down as many as 6 respondents (85.8%). The chi-square test shows that mark significant p-Value = 0.002< a( 0.05), so H 1 is accepted. Conclusion This research is There is connection influence stew leaf regards to decline level sour veins in the elderly at the Community Health Center Binjai Estate.

Gouty arthritis is an autoimmune disease that occurs in 0.1-0.5% of the population and three-quarters of them are women. According to several researchers, the trigger factors for gout show that the interaction between environmental and genetic factors plays an important role. Genetic factors that play a role in the occurrence of gout arthritis and the severity of gout arthritis are smoking habits, silica inhalation, bacterial infections, viruses, mycobacteria and the hormone estrogen. The aim of this activity is to understand gout and administer bay leaf decoction to determine the efficacy of bay leaf decoction in gout patients. Health education about gout and boiled bay leaves can increase the knowledge of Kalibuntu Village residents to make all efforts to treat gout using traditional medicine. This outreach to residents can increase residents' knowledge and skills in using traditional medicine in a simple way.

The prevalence of gout in Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world whose population suffers from gout. 35% of gout occurs in men over the age of 45 years. Joint disease in those aged 55-64 years is 45%. Age 65-74 years 51.9%. Age ≥ 75 years 54.8%. The incidence of joint disease based on diagnosis by health workers in Indonesia is 7.3 and based on diagnosis or symptoms 24.7% (RISKESDAS, 2018). This type of research is quantitative using a quasi-experimental research method with pre-test and post-test with control methods. The population of all elderly people suffering from gout who underwent examination and treatment in the Batu Aji Health Center UPT area, namely 140 people as of April 2021. The number of samples in this study was 30 people, divided into 15 elderly people in the experimental group and 15 elderly people in the experimental group. Control. Based on the results of research and data processing that has been carried out by researchers, regarding the effect of boiling bay leaf water on reducing uric acid levels in the elderly in the Batu Aji Health Center UPT area, Batam City in 2021 with a total of 30 respondents, consisting of 15 intervention groups and 15 control groups . The research carried out not only provides conclusions but also provides suggestions to various parties to help improve health and prevent complications in gout patients.

Hypertension is a dangerous disease, especially if it occurs in women who are pregnant. Management of hypertension in pregnancy one with nonpharmacology, namely bay leaves can also be used for traditional medicine for the treatment of blood pressure. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of bay leaf water decoction therapy on reducing blood pressure in pregnant women in the Murung Pudak Health Center Work Area. The research method used pseudo-experiments (Quasi Experimental Design) with a pretest-posttest design with control group design using two types of treatment, with a total sample of 34 people with porpusive sampling side techniques. The results of the study found that blood pressure in the treatment group decreased in systolic and diastolic pressure, blood pressure in the control group did not decrease in systolic and diastolic, blood pressure in the treatment group was obtained 20.74 while in the control group a mean rank of 14.26 was obtained and there was an effect of bay leaf water decoction therapy on reducing blood pressure in pregnant women in the work area of the Murung Pudak Health Center,  with p-value = 0.048 (p-value < 0.05).

Elderly is an age group that is susceptible to disease due to decreased function in the body due to the aging process. Uric acid is produced by every living thing as a result of the main metabolic process, namely a chemical process in the cell nucleus that functions to support survival. To overcome complaints of pain that appear in patients with gout, there are various pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. The usual pharmacological therapy is taking painkillers, namely the Nonstereoidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAID) group. Complementary therapy is a natural therapy including herbal therapy in the form of bay leaves. The aim of the study was to describe a decrease in uric acid levels by giving bay leaf boiled water to the elderly at the Cilacap Dewanata Institution. The results of this study were obtained after therapy by giving boiled bay leaf water, the patient was more comfortable, the pain was reduced, the last day's observations of vital signs (TTV) showed Td: 110/80 mmHg, Respiration: 20 x/minute, Pulse: 96 x /minute pain scale 2. In conclusion, the application of giving bay leaf boiled water is proven to be able to overcome the problem of diagnosing acute pain associated with physical injury agents, the implementation of self-invasion care was carried out for 3 days, with extraction the results of reduced pain.

 Older adults are someone who is over 60 years old, which is the final stage of the development of human life, or someone who is starting to enter the stage of the aging process. This study aimed to determine the difference in effectiveness of giving bay leaf decoction with hypertension exercise to older adults with hypertension to reduce blood pressure in Karangayu, Semarang Barat, before and after the intervention. This research method used quasi-experimental pre-and post-tests for two intervention groups, 1 and 2. The sampling technique used was non-probability sampling on 74 respondents, using pre-test and post-test observation sheets with SOP for boiled bay leaves and SOP for hypertension exercises. This study showed that the average blood pressure before being given the bay leaf decoction intervention in group 1 was 89.2% with severe pain. In contrast, the average blood pressure after being given bay leaf decoction intervention was 86.5%, with mild blood pressure. For group 2, the average blood pressure before being given the hypertension exercise intervention was 94.6% with severe pain. Meanwhile, the average blood pressure after the hypertension exercise intervention was 75.7% with mild blood pressure. The results of the marginal homogeneity test obtained a P value of 0.001 (<0.05), meaning that there was a significant difference in mean between the pre-test and post-test, which affected the effect of giving bay leaf decoction with hypertension exercise on blood pressure in the older adults. Advice to health services, such as Posbindu (Pos Pembinaan Terpadu), on how to provide non-drug treatment with bay leaf decoction and hypertension gymnastics, which means physical exercise and traditional medicine, as part of training for Posbindu officers in secondary prevention services for high blood pressure in older adults.

In the elderly there is a deterioration of cells due to the aging process which can result in organ weakness, physical deterioration, the onset of various diseases such as increased uric acid levels. Another treatment that can be used to overcome increased uric acid levels is with herbal remedies, one of which uses bay leaves, but there are still many elderly who have not used bay leaf decoction to lower uric acid. The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of bay leaf decoction on reducing uric acid in the elderly in the Griya Lansia Janati area, Gorontalo Province. Pre-experimental research method with one group pre post test design, samples of 5 people who meet the sample criteria, the instrument used is easy touch GCU to measure uric acid levels and the data analysis used is univariate analysis by describing differences in uric acid levels for three days. The research findings obtained before being given bay leaf decoction in the results of uric acid in the five clients were, in client 1 uric acid 7.3 mg / dl, in client 2 uric acid 7.1 mg / dl and client 3 uric acid 7.4 mg / dl, client 4 uric acid 8 mg / dl, client 5 uric acid 7.9 mg / dl. The average patient has gout. After the intervention of giving bay leaf water decoction for 4 consecutive days, the results were obtained in client 1 there was a decrease with uric acid 5.3 mg / dl, in client 2 there was a decrease with uric acid mg / dl, client 3 also had a decrease in uric acid 5.2 mg / dl, client 4 decreased uric acid 6 mg / dl, and client 5 decreased uric acid to 5.8 mg / dl. The implication of this research is that the institution can facilitate the use of bay leaf herbal medicine in the elderly in lowering uric acid levels so that this therapy can be continued.